KMSL — Northwest Alabama Rgnl
Muscle Shoals, AL · field elevation 551 ft · NON-ATCT
KMSL current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMSL 111153Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02330228 10233 20222 53008
- Wind
- from 140° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,419 ft · pressure altitude 351 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 18 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 36 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 30 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMSL 111136Z 1112/1212 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 1112/1113 5SM BR FM111300 20005KT P6SM FEW090 SCT250 FM111800 24007KT P6SM SCT060 PROB30 1119/1124 5SM -TSRA BR SCT040CB BKN130 FM120200 20004KT P6SM BKN250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.74531, -87.61022
- Elevation
- 551 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1108Z / 0043Z
- Magnetic variation
- -3° (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- Colbert, AL
Everything else KMSL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,694 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 4,000 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
Published procedures
- 9 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KDCU Pryor Fld Rgnl33 nm
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- KSNH Savannah-Hardin County39 nm
- KHSV Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Fld42 nm
- KHUA Redstone AAF46 nm
- KCMD Cullman Rgnl/Folsom Fld47 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMSL airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alabama airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.